NilaMaterials you want to touch.
Selected manufacturers for architecture and design practices in Switzerland.
Good manufacturers rarely fail in Switzerland because of the product.
For fifteen years I carried brands into the offices of interior architects. Not at the drawing board, but on the other side of it: as a sales agent and importer.
In those years I saw one thing again and again. Manufacturers with products you want to touch only get through in Switzerland with a great deal of effort. Not because they are not good. But because they lack the time, the money for a field sales team, or simply someone who knows the offices.
And in the offices, these are exactly the manufacturers that are missing. What arrives is what is everywhere.
That is why The Material Concierge exists. A selection, not a directory. For manufacturers who would otherwise not be found, and for practices looking for exactly that.
Paul Kersten · FounderVisible to Swiss practices. No base fee.
We do not take every brand. What you find here, we have looked at and chosen.
You add your products yourself, using our template. Or you let us do it. We check the documents for Switzerland and introduce you to the practices. No subscription, no stock, no contract.
An enquiry for a sample, a price or a project is the moment you get something. Only then do you pay.
No enquiries, no costs.
We will reply by email within two working days.
From the collection
A selection. You can see the whole collection without signing in.
Discover what would not otherwise land on your desk.
Manufacturers from all over Europe and beyond who have no representative in Switzerland. Selected, with complete information. Request samples with one click, we take care of the rest.
For architecture and design practices. Free, no payment details.
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Questions from manufacturers
Nothing, if you add your products yourself. If you would rather leave it to us, we will make you an offer. After that you only pay when a practice enquires with you.
Anyone can view them. Only signed-in practices can send enquiries.
No. You ship them yourself, directly to the practice.
With the template, your first products are visible the same day. If we take it on, within two working days.
Write to us.
Whether you are a manufacturer or a practice: one email is enough. We reply personally, within two working days. If you are building or renovating privately, it is best to turn to your architecture practice.